Road To Jannah

Chapter 12

"Shaytan refused one sujood and is destined for hell fire, how many have you refused up until this moment?"

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The morning was greeted with excessively chirping of the birds as if they knew what was the occasion today. The neighbours of the house could also hear the hustle bustle going on the house since the morning but the girl lying on her comfy bed was taking her deep sleep away from the chaos. She abruptly woke up as if someone has jerked her despite of the fact that no one was around her in the room. She had one of those weird dreams that everyone have had once in their lifetime. FALL. She had dreamt that someone pushed her rashly and she was fell with a thud which made her wake up with a jerk.

After coming to the reality of life, she realised that it was just a dream and as she brought up her hands to rub against her face she felt the aroma of henna which stopped her midway and that's when it hit her. It was her nikah today. The nikah she had been waiting for all these years. The nikah which at times felt like dreams which were never to be changed into reality but it was finally turning into reality Alhamdulillah.

She was put to sleep early at night but little did people know that she couldn't sleep the entire night. There are two reasons when someone cannot shut their eyes for sleep; first, when someone is overwhelmed with happiness and second, when someone is overpowered by tensed environment and anxiousness with a physical or a mental pain. Here Rida was the one who was overjoyed with the amount of  delight whereas the grief of leaving her home was succumbed over her joy. She would miss her home because being the smallest child, she had been pampered the most in her home.

"Yes I am giving you the keys, please bring it for me." Barged Hana in the room of Rida as she was busy on the phone with someone.

"Rida where are your keys?" questioned Hana.

"There in the first drawer. Whoever you are giving my keys, ask him to be careful with my baby." Said Rida while getting up from her cozy bed.

"Yeah right. He would obviously go with the intention of hitting himself with your baby and OH then it would hit him that you have ordered him to be careful with your baby scooter and then he would restrain himself from accident." Dramatized Hana and then said "As if accidents gives us the chance to hold on for a minute."

"Whatever."

"Come on do your breakfast, Iqra is in the kitchen helping ammi and the aunties are asking about you since Fajr." announced Hana and left the room in a hurry.

The sun soon changed its place and it was time for nikah. The amount of chaos was increasing every minute and no one seemed to be free except the kids who showed the resemble of no worry. The in-laws had asked for a little of hospitality for their close relatives because Rehan's mother couldn't deny them to the wedding.

"Khala." Asmah tugged Rida's dress as she stood up after getting ready.

"Yes my love."

"Will you go with that man?" Asmah asked in concern.

"Why? Don't you want me to go with him?" Rida sat down to her level despite of her heavy dress.

"No why is he taking my khala? Tell him to take his khala." declared Asmah as Rida laughed at her innocence.

"I'll come to meet you with chocolates."

"Really? And pastries too?"

"Yes in sha Allah." As Rida said this, Asmah turned out to be the happiest person because of this nikah and went out telling others about it. Who would say that a little while before she was the only one who didn't want this nikah to take place.